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property="datePublished" content="2008-04-29T12:39:07+02:00"> <meta class="uk-margin-remove-adjacent" property="articleSection" content="About ISGF"> <div class="uk-margin-medium-top" property="text"> <div class="comments-readmore container-fluid"> <div class="row"> </div> </div> <p>ISGF is a worldwide organisation for adults in support of Scouting and Guiding and who want to strengthen the dialogue between communities through community-oriented projects worldwide.<br />It is open to former members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts <a href="http://www.wagggs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Website World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts">WAGGGS</a> and the World Organization of the Scout Movement <a href="http://www.scout.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Website World Organization of the Scout Movement ">WOSM</a>, and to adults who did not have the opportunity to be Scouts or Guides and active Scout/Guide leaders but who believe in their ideals.<br />Created in 1953 and supported by WOSM and WAGGGS, ISGF has National Scout and Guide Fellowships in <strong>77 countries</strong> and more to follow. Furthermore, it is also represented in <strong>33 countries</strong> with members (individuals or groups) of Central Branch.</p> <p><a href="/organization/mission-a-vision" title="Mission and vision">Our mission and vision</a></p> <p>Why should an adult belong to the International Scout and Guide Fellowship?</p> <p><a href="/download/organization/1202-why-belong-to-isgf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="doclink docman_track_download k-ui-namespace" data-title="Why belong to ISGF" data-id="1202" type="application/pdf" data-processed="data-processed"> <span class="k-icon-document-pdf " aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="k-visually-hidden">pdf</span> Why belong to ISGF <span>(<!-- -->180 KB<!-- -->)</span> </a></p> <p>You are an adult. 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Based on the Scout/Guide ideals its essential purpose is to assist its members to maintain the values learned in the youth movements, to give service within their communities, to encourage continuous personal development and to support Scouting and Guiding on a world, national and local level. ISGF is open to former members of WOSM and WAGGGS organisations, and to adults who did not get the opportunity when young to be Scouts and Guides.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span>History</span> </strong></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p>ISGF was established 25th October 1953 in Luzern, Switzerland (at that time and until 1996 under the name IFOFSAG (the International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides)). ISGF was founded as a result of resolutions made at the WOSM and WAGGGS World Conferences in 1953. The main idea was to create an international platform for adults no longer actively involved in the youth movements, who still wished to continue to base their life on the principles and values of Scouting and Guiding. ISGF is an independent organisation, which works in harmony and understanding with WAGGGS and WOSM. The close co-operation with the Scout and Guide Organisations is expressed in the WAGGGS and WOSM Relationship-documents. </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><span>Organisation</span> </strong></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/what_about_organisation.jpg" alt="what about organisation" width="150" height="87" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; float: left;" /> <p>The members of ISGF are the NSGFs (National Scout and Guide Fellowships), currently in 77<a href="/index.php/en/organization/census"> countries</a> (2024). NSGFs are composed of a number of LSGFs (Local Scout and Guide Fellowships) within each country. In countries with no NSGF, individual members and small groups may become members of ISGF via the Central Branch, currently in 33<a href="/index.php/en/central-branchcb/55-central-branch-countries"> countries</a> (2024), until such time as a National Fellowship is established.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span><strong>The principles of ISGF</strong></span></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/3_candles_small.jpg" alt="3 candles small" width="150" height="107" style="margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; float: left;" /><ol> <li>Encourage respect for life and human rights;</li> <li>work for justice and peace in order to create a better world; </li> <li>contribute to international understanding especially through friendship, tolerance and respect for others, as laid down in the Aims.</li> </ol></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><span>The aims of ISGF are to encourage its members </span></strong></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/what_about_support.jpg" alt="what about support" width="150" height="122" style="margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; float: left;" /><ol> <li>to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law as laid down by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout and Guide Movements;</li> <li>to bring that spirit into the communities in which they live and work; and</li> <li>to actively support Scouting and Guiding in their local communities, in their countries and worldwide.</li> </ol></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><span>The local Fellowship and its work</span></strong></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/what_about_local_fellowship.JPG" alt="what about local fellowship" width="150" height="119" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; float: left;" /> <p>The Local Fellowship is the backbone of ISGF (just as the Scout/Guide troop is in the youth movements). It is in these local groups that many of the activities needed to achieve the aims are planned and executed. A Local Fellowship is a group of friends who learn, discover, share joys and sorrows together and, at the same time support local Scouting and Guiding. The size of a Fellowship can vary, but is usually between 20 and 40. Sometimes, the Fellowship is organised in groups of 6-8 persons (similar to scout/guide patrols)</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span><strong>T</strong><strong>he Aims of a Local Fellowship are to:</strong></span></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0" style="width: 775px; height: 124px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/what_about_community_2.JPG" alt="what about community 2" width="150" height="113" style="margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; float: left;" /> <ul> <li> Support the local Guide and Scout Associations in their activities;</li> <li>Take part in local community work;</li> <li>Organise permanent education/training for its own members to help them in their personal development;</li> <li>Promote friendship among its members;</li> <li>Promote friendship with other Fellowships on national as well as international levels.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong><span>Examples of local activities</span></strong></p> <hr id="null" /> <table border="0" style="width: 772px; height: 119px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/images/stories/isgf/articles/what_about_community.jpg" alt="what about community" width="150" height="112" style="margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; float: left;" /> <ul> <li>Transportation, catering, administration support for Scout/Guide camps;</li> <li>Excursions and other activities for disabled groups;</li> <li>Tree-planting and other environmental activities;</li> <li>Seminars and discussions on ethics and other relevant themes;</li> <li>Hikes, picnics for the Fellowship and their families;</li> <li>Twinning (correspondence, meetings) with other Fellowships (nationally or internationally).</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div><a title="Faboba : Création de composantJoomla" style="font-size: 8px;; visibility: visible;display:inline;" href="http://www.faboba.com" target="_blank">FaLang translation system by Faboba</a></div> </div> <aside id="tm-sidebar" class="tm-sidebar uk-width-1-3@m"> <div class="uk-grid uk-child-width-1-1" uk-grid> <div> <div class="uk-card uk-card-body uk-card-secondary box3 title2" id="module-1"> <h3 class="uk-card-title"> Main Menu </h3> <ul class="uk-nav uk-nav-default uk-nav-divider"> <li class="item-167"><a href="/the-world-and-isgf">The world and ISGF</a></li> <li class="item-85"><a href="/publications">Publications</a></li> <li class="item-1504"><a href="/isgf-song">ISGF Song</a></li> <li class="item-129"><a href="/world-committee-meetings">World Committee and meetings </a></li> <li class="item-86"><a href="/central-branchcb">Central Branch (CB)</a></li> <li class="item-71"><a href="/twinning">Twinning</a></li> <li class="item-76"><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> <li class="item-72"><a href="/int-development-fund">Int. 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